{"id":3888,"date":"2014-04-23T07:55:02","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T11:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/?p=3888"},"modified":"2015-07-23T12:47:37","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T16:47:37","slug":"poll-are-golf-tournaments-getting-too-pricey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/poll-are-golf-tournaments-getting-too-pricey.html","title":{"rendered":"Are Golf Tournaments Getting Too Pricey?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Do<\/a>
Do you expect tons of food at a golf tournament?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So I’ve been wanting to play in my college alumni golf tournament for the past few years. But each spring the tournament comes and goes without my taking part.<\/p>\n

This year I had decided I was going to play in it for sure. I put the little postcard reminder they sent me aside and planned on signing up online ASAP. Long story short, as I went to sign up yesterday I was stopped dead in my tracks…not by a scheduling conflict, but by the price: $395.<\/p>\n

WTF are they smoking?<\/p>\n

I had to check to make sure I wasn’t looking at the foursome price…nope, that was $1,580. Somehow, I just assumed it would be around $175 per person (I swear that’s what it was last I checked two years ago). Granted, it’s being held at a rather upscale public course where fees typically surpass $150, but $395…really? Needless to say, I won’t be playing this year either.<\/p>\n

What the hell goes on at these tournaments, anyway? I spoke to someone recently who said a raw bar is a necessity at local tournaments nowadays. Really?<\/p>\n

“If there’s not an oysters, clams and quahog spread behind the 18th green, then I’m out.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A three-course meal after the round with a raw bar and free drinks? Is this a golf tournament or a wedding? Look, I’m all for supporting a good cause – be it your alma mater or a local charity, but isn’t $400 pushing it a bit too far?<\/p>\n

But perhaps I’m crazy. Maybe I’m just out of touch with how much people typically pay to play in a local golf tournament these days. That being said, I offer the poll below – so you can tell me what you typically pay when you hit the links for a good cause.<\/p>\n

\n\t
\n\t\t

<\/p>\n\t\t

<\/p>\n\t\t

How much do you typically spend on playing in a golf tournament?<\/strong><\/p>